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NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- One patient in five with an unexplained stroke or transient ischemic attack has occult paroxysmal atrial fibrillation episodes on subsequent monitoring, researchers found.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Sleep apnea was found in a large percentage of those who'd suffered a stroke, but it's unclear whether the relationship is causal, according to results of a small study.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Just over a third of patients presenting to the emergency department with animal bites received inappropriate treatment, a small study found.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- About one in three lung transplant patients tend to develop post-operative atrial fibrillation -- especially those who have to be put on a heart-lung device during the surgery, researchers reported here.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Doctors may have a better way to do heart diagnostic tests and procedures to open clogged heart arteries....

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Catheter-related bloodstream infections remain a concern at some hospitals, according to a survey of healthcare providers.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Injuries from recreational use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are a significant and growing public health problem, especially for children, according to two studies reported here.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- The vast majority of spinal procedures using bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) involve off-label uses, researchers found.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Why some patients with hereditary angioedema have suffered severe reactions to ecallantide (Kalbitor) in treating acute attacks remains a mystery, frustrating patients and physicians who had hoped the drug could be used at home.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Underuse of objective testing may be a big factor in underdiagnosis of asthma in the elderly, an expert said.